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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a
SHA3-384 hash: ae2b0b89a4badfcba59ae492515716877969ded8cb72da6692cd447ea2a08c0ffa7df8ecb993b465e16b80372617843d
SHA1 hash: f57c2dcf549a84cdca34ea9464865b9e679387a2
MD5 hash: c2fe29dc871e48cb96a323a4900dfc26
humanhash: chicken-four-floor-crazy
File name:herios.mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
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File size:245'476 bytes
First seen:2026-01-28 20:29:22 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-28 22:20:40 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:1CcmoQYGiAmUgsjoUSoZSa9ni/EyIUuYUAcmVftJJOkyOLUM3j:1CcmoQYGiAmUgsjfSWnYMmV/JWOwM3
TLSH T18C34B409AB610EF7E8AFDE3706E90B0225CCA40722A93F793574D524F54A54F4AE3D78
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Runs as daemon
Manages services
Collects information on the OS
Changes owner for a file
Creating a file
Launching a process
Changes owner for a written file
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Collects information on the CPU
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm bash lolbin
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/697a71f14156786ccbdda5d2/reports/4ddce22f-ee33-4a33-817e-b932bb507cf7/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
elf.32.le
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/74d8c755-ec6a-4ef4-bb95-b3c5dc95b8de
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=d9fe9ac0-1900-0000-957a-1df4dc080000 pid=2268 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=699c5bc3-1900-0000-957a-1df4e2080000 pid=2274 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d9fe9ac0-1900-0000-957a-1df4dc080000 pid=2268->guuid=699c5bc3-1900-0000-957a-1df4e2080000 pid=2274 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/84b9ac5f-eb83-43d9-afde-ce499c19ccab
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1859406
Signature
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859406 Sample: herios.mipsel.elf Startdate: 28/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 67 84.54.37.191, 45580, 7080 RACKTECHRU Russian Federation 2->67 71 Found malware configuration 2->71 73 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->73 75 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->75 77 Yara detected Mirai 2->77 10 herios.mipsel.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 83 Sample deletes itself 10->83 85 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 10->85 13 herios.mipsel.elf 10->13         started        15 herios.mipsel.elf sh 10->15         started        17 herios.mipsel.elf sh 10->17         started        19 5 other processes 10->19 process6 process7 21 herios.mipsel.elf 13->21         started        23 sh sed 15->23         started        26 sh pkill 15->26         started        28 sh chattr 17->28         started        36 2 other processes 17->36 30 sh chattr 19->30         started        32 sh chattr 19->32         started        34 sh chattr 19->34         started        38 7 other processes 19->38 signatures8 40 herios.mipsel.elf sh 21->40         started        42 herios.mipsel.elf sh 21->42         started        44 herios.mipsel.elf sh 21->44         started        46 18 other processes 21->46 79 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 23->79 81 Protects files from modification 28->81 process9 process10 48 sh chattr 40->48         started        59 2 other processes 40->59 51 sh chattr 42->51         started        61 2 other processes 42->61 53 sh chattr 44->53         started        63 2 other processes 44->63 55 sh chattr 46->55         started        57 sh chattr 46->57         started        65 49 other processes 46->65 signatures11 69 Protects files from modification 48->69
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 20:30:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
5 of 36 (13.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vghc7o23455fgftxno4mg73jfn5iitxq4awxhn5ynxr6qjbooofa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260128-zafjqsby6c/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Attempts to change immutable files
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
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Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Create hunting rule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf a98e2fbb5be77a5316776bb8c37f692b7a844ef0e02d73b7b86de3e8242e738a

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3765256/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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